Stanford center Brook Lopez will remain in school for his sophomore season rather than declare himself eligible for the NBA draft. The 7-foot Lopez, whose twin brother Robin also plays for the Cardinal, averaged 12.6 points and 6.0 rebounds. In other news, Northern Illinois named former Colorado coach Ricardo Patton to be the school's new men's basketball coach.

Illinois State University fired basketball coach Porter Moser on Monday, citing a lack of progress in his four seasons at the school. Moser, who had three years remaining on his contract, was 51-67 since taking over at Illinois State in 2003. His teams had a losing record in three of his four years at ISU.

Idaho State on Friday named John Zamberlin, a former NFL linebacker, as its new football coach and gave him the task of turning around a program that has won just 10 games in the last three years. Elsewhere, reports at UAB say the Blazers' search for a new football coach is no longer focusing on LSU offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher.

Nearly a quarter of a century of pent-up emotion poured out Friday night as this baseball-loving city saw its first World Series championship since 1982. A crowd of more than 46,000 roared as Detroit's Brandon Inge struck out for the final out as the Cardinals beat the Tigers 4-2 to win the Series in five games. s players celebrated on the field, fireworks flared from beyond the fence in center field at Busch Stadium, the new ballpark christened with a championship in its inaugural season. Confetti poured on the fans, nearly all of them dressed in Cardinals red.

The superstar has been limping. The center fielder's post-concussion syndrome is not so bad anymore, but the shoulder hurts, and don't even ask about the foot. The third baseman's shoulder is a pain, too, and he's not speaking with his manager. This is a team on the cusp of a pennant?

UCLA quarterback Drew Olson threw for 510 yards and five touchdowns against Arizona State to earn USATODAY.com's Player of the Week award. Olson hit on 22 of 27 passes, including scoring strikes of 91, 56, 6, 7 and 13 yards as the 14th-ranked Bruins rolled past the Sun Devils 45-35.

Busch Stadium will meet its demise without hosting another World Series. The Fall Classic was played six times at the 40-year-old home of the Cardinals, and both the team and its legions of fans desperately wanted one more go-round.